“That’s when I got into this and had this wild dream of making my own watch - making every part of a watch,” he said. It’s part of a process that spanned thousands of hours and began 12 years ago. He estimated he’d spent upward of 30 hours designing and fabricating this piece for the watch, a prototype of Resurgence. know how to do it.Īfter honing the pattern - and some hand wringing over just how wavy it should be - Shapiro would make the final part in sterling silver. Only a handful of watchmakers in the U.S. This decorative technique is know as guilloché, which was invented in the 1500s and also is known as engine turning. On this day, he was adorning the German silver - a fancy name for nickel - with moiré, a wavy motif occasionally seen on high-end watches. something that hasn’t been done in a half century or so. Shapiro’s watch would be almost fully made in the U.S. He hoped the timepiece, called Resurgence, would revive a once-great American industry. Shapiro, 38, was practicing the pattern that would decorate part of the dial on his new watch. And shards of the silvery material were ejected from the plate where the machine’s cutter made contact. Standing at the helm of the 100-year-old “rose engine,” he peered through a microscope at a small, square slab of German silver illuminated by a gooseneck lamp. Local pick up is available in our Bristol workshop.Watchmaker Joshua Shapiro gripped the machine’s worn handle with his left hand and exhaled. International tracked shipping is included in the price, and you are welcome to provide us with your preferred delivery option or visit our premises for collection. When finished, we will photograph the watch and send these photos to you for your approval.Īfter viewing your watch, the final 75% cost can be paid, and we will be ready to deliver the piece to you. The production and customization of your watch will take approximately five to six months, depending on the configuration of your chosen custom piece and current production queue. After this stage, we can start making your custom KOPF timepiece. Once we receive your details, a reservation payment is required for us to proceed. – A short, 10-15 word phrase to the Future hidden inside the case Here we will finalise your order specifications will all the modifications. If you want any extra customisation then do also specify it here, and we can discuss and clarify the details. Via email, please send your details (full name, country of residence, postal address, phone number), and the specific serial number that you want to reserve. Due to the array of different modification options, some time will be spent in discussing and mapping out the particular customisations to your specifications. It will take from two to five months to produce your customised KOPF watch. The watch features a moveable, ‘chewing’ jaw for entertainment, as well as for a better fit on the wrist. The hour and minute dials are set into the eyes, covered in two separate sapphire crystals, and luminous tritium markers have been used for the dial and hand indications. You won’t have seen anything like this robot skull themed watch before.
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